George Hyer (July 16, 1819 – April 20, 1872) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and the Wisconsin State Assembly. Hyer was elected to the Senate in 1850 and to the Assembly in 1863.
Biography
Hyer was born on July 16, 1819, in Fort Covington, New York. Hyer married Catherine Keyes. They had a son before her death in 1863. In 1867, Hyer married R. H. Fernandez. Hyer died on April 20, 1872, and was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery.
References
- H. A. Tenney; David Atwood (1880). Memorial Record of the Fathers of Wisconsin. Madison, Wis.: David Atwood. pp. 97–100. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
- Lyman Draper (1872). "A Sketch of the Life and Services of Hon. George Heyer". Report and Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, vol. VI. Madison, Wis.: Wisconsin Historical Society. pp. 136–149. Retrieved 2015-06-23.